[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Of all the differing opinions about how to best prepare for Comrades, there is one piece of advice that everyone seems to believe: Comrades training begins on January 1st. Popular opinion also says that training should include at least 1000KMs (620 miles) between January and May. Comrades offers a training …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] It’s been two-and-a-half weeks since my disappointing Comrades qualifier at the Dallas Marathon. As was the plan I set out several months ago, I’ve been taking it easy on the running front. This break from long workouts was perfectly timed, what with Christmas and three young kids out of school …
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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] I’m twelve days out from my Comrades qualifier, the Dallas Marathon. The taper always makes me crazy. That means I’m trying to find ways to spend all of my running time since I’m not running much. I’m also trying not to drive my family crazy with my thoughts, about 80% …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Comrades running training is going well. I’m less than a month until my qualifying marathon, and despite a few annoying not-quite-injuries-but-not-quite-right issues I’m dealing with, all signs point to a decent qualifier. But now that we’re t-minus six months from heading to South Africa, I’ve turned a lot of my …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] WHOA! What are we doing here? It’s Wednesday! OnBalance is a Monday/Thursday thing, right?! What’s going on? My friends, I’m happy to say that I’m going to be here every few Wednesdays through 2105 to update you on my plans for running Comrades Marathon in May. I suspect that once the …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This post is one in a series about my preparations to run Comrades Marathon in South Africa next May. Comrades is the world’s oldest and largest ultramarathon. The 2016 race is a “down run”, so its 90KM (about 56 miles) will start in Pietermaritzburg and run to the coastal town …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] It’s official. I’ve lost my mind. I’ve registered for Comrades Marathon. I’ve been talking about my idea to run Comrades with my dad and how I’m planning on training for the 90KM race through South Africa’s Valley of the Hills. I spent the summer building my base of mileage, enjoying a few classic …
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.19.9″] A few weeks ago, I wrote an update about the logistics involved in my plan to run the 2016 Comrades Marathon in South Africa. This 90K race through “the valley of the hills” (cough, oxymoron, cough) takes place next May 29th, and both …
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This post is one in an occasional series reviewing various fitness products. These are not sponsored posts. Only two times in my two-and-a-half decades of running have I dared to change shoes from my trusty Asics. Once was when I had just started running marathons (gulp, 17 years ago, gulp) when …
